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'Huge Risk' of Terrorism Returns to Western Europe

'Huge Risk' of Terrorism Returns to Western Europe

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While the West’s attention has moved away from the once cataclysmic threat of Islamic terrorism to focus on the [...] More

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Biden's National Security Test

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is former Acting Director of the CIA, former Deputy CIA Director and is the Distinguished Practitioner in [...] More

What a Biden Administration Means for the World

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

Trump's Pre-Election Search for a National Security Win

OPINION — President Trump and his team are trying to come up with at least one last minute foreign policy success before Election Day, just 21 days [...] More

Recent Islamic State Attacks Demonstrate its Durability and Resilience

Bottom Line Up FrontWhile much of the world has been struggling to respond to the fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Islamic State [...] More

US Foreign Policy and a 'Bridge to the Unknown'

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International [...] More

The Islamic State Names Its New Caliph

Bottom Line Up FrontFollowing the recent death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the so-called Islamic State announced its new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi [...] More

No Longer Worried About ISIS? Think Again.

The killings of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his possible deputy by U.S. special operations forces are major losses for the extremists, ones [...] More

The Cipher Brief's OSINT Trend Line Report

The Cipher Brief's OSINT Trend Line Report

The Cipher Brief’s NEW Open Source Collection Report (OSINT) uses open source data to track trends around the world that impact national and global [...] More

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Legacy

The demise of Osama bin Laden in 2011 did not end al-Qaeda. Nor will the apparent demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi end the terror of the Islamic State. [...] More

The Killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The Killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

More details are emerging about just how U.S. commandos located and cornered ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend as well as questions [...] More

The Regional Impact of al-Baghdadi's Death

Cipher Brief Expert Norman T. Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the [...] More